Comparative Policy and Administration, 7.5 credits

Main field of study

Course level

Advancement level

Course offered for

• Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics

Entry requirements

Completed basic course in Political Science, with at least 22.5 HE credits approved (or the equivalent). 

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

• demonstrate advanced knowledge of theoretical analysis perspectives, normative approaches and empirical conditions in comparative policy and administration.

Course content

The course covers different analysis perspectives on comparative policy and administration. The starting point is a process-oriented perspective on policy, power and control. Attention is also paid to explicit criticism of policy analysis, for example from a gender, class and ethnicity perspective. Strong emphasis is placed on the students' abilities to independently apply and critically relate to analyses of policy and administration.

Teaching and working methods

The course includes lectures where the course contents are introduced and developed. The lectures complement the reading list. The seminars constitute a central part of the students' learning processes and provide an opportunity to reflect and, in groups, critically discuss, in order to further the students' approach and skills. The student is expected to be well prepared for the lectures and to have completed the seminar preparations according to the instructions in the course description. The student is expected to assimilate the reading list independently and/or in self-organised reading groups.

Parts that involve examination are compulsory.

Examination

The course is examined through a written individual examination and through active participation in seminar. Detailed information can be found in the study guide.

Grades

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

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